Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers

After their 4-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, Villa will be going into this evening’s match at home to Queens Park Rangers full of confidence.

The Villans have won their last three matches in the league, scoring 11 goals along the way.

Steve Bruce’s side also have a good league record at Villa Park over tonight’s opposition, having not lost a league match to them on home soil since 1992.

A win for Villa would see them move 10 points clear of the Rams and with only nine games remaining after this evening, a victory for Bruce’s men would almost rule out any chance of Derby catching them before the end of the season.

Brentford v Cardiff City

Neil Warnock, Manager of Cardiff City celebrates victory at the final whistle during the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff City and Birmingham City at the Cardiff City Stadium (Image: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

One match in particular that Derby will be keeping a close eye on this evening is Cardiff’s trip to Griffin Park to face Brentford.

Cardiff travel to Pride Park to face the Rams on Sunday afternoon and Derby will be hoping that the Bluebirds slip up this evening.

A win for Neil Warnock’s side this evening would put them 14 points clear of Derby before the two teams meet at the weekend.

However, a victory for hosts Brentford would see them move to within five points of the play-off places and only six points behind the Rams.

Brentford only have ten matches remaining this season, but a run of form between now and May could really place them as late play-off contenders.